hassle
noun
a disorderly dispute.
were hassling
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past progressiveof hassle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Regeni complained to friends that some street vendors were hassling him for favors, like new cellphones.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2017
Smudge, from Thorne in South Yorkshire, became the complete guard cat when he chased away a couple of lads who were hassling the two young human brothers he lived with.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2016
But last week the homeopaths were hassling among themselves and with the law.
From Time Magazine Archive
His name's Pat; we got to talking while you were hassling with Colonel Greggson.
From A Matter of Honor A Terran Empire novel by Ann Wilson
